Volgens Sandeep Aggarwal (een analist van Caris & Co.) zal Microsoft in het eerste jaar dat Kinect op de markt komt maar liefst één miljard zal verdienen. Dat zijn grote woorden, maar volgens Sandeep zal deze motion controller die je met stem en beweging kan besturen ondanks de prijs van $150 de winkels uitvliegen.

Kinect, the upcoming motion and voice control add-on for Xbox 360, could bring in $1 billion for Microsoft in its first year, an industry analyst said Monday.

Sandeep Aggarwal, an analyst with Caris & Co., said in a research note that the device, which is expected to sell for $150 when it's released Nov. 4, will generate $2 billion in industry revenue, with 50 to 60 percent going to Microsoft itself.

Aggarwal expects 15 to 25 percent of current Xbox 360 owners to buy Kinect within the first year. At 15 percent, that could bring in $900 million in sales. Then he figures Kinect will generate 1 million extra console sales for about $300 million.